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The size of palatine tonsils cannot be used to decide the indication of tonsillectomy for IgA nephropathy

Background. Tonsillectomy is one of the treatment strategies for immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). The relationship between the indication of tonsillectomy and the size of palatine tonsils (PTs) in patients with IgAN remains controversial. Methods. This retrospective cohort study investigated 57...

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Autores principales: Sato, Mitsuhiro, Adachi, Mika, Kosukegawa, Hideyuki, Nomura, Yuri, Watanabe, Kenichi, Sato, Toshinobu, Taguma, Yoshio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5381239/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28396738
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfw125